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Yuan zhi is used primarily as an expectorant. [2] It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called yuǎn zhì (Chinese: 遠志) and believed to have neuropsychiatric effects.
Rhinotropis acanthoclada, synonym Polygala acanthoclada, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family known by the common names desert polygala and thorn milkwort. [2] It is native to the desert woodlands of the southwestern United States from Utah to the Mojave Desert .
Mature plants are 3 to 6 inches tall. [3] Stems are smooth, slender and green. Leaves are clustered at the top, appearing to be whorled, but they are not. Leaflets are oblong to lanceolate—narrow at the base with a pointed tip. Leaves have an entire margin and are thin. Flowers are pink and white, blooming in April and May. [3]
Senega lutea is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant which has a height between 20 and 50 centimetres (7.9 and 19.7 in). [5] [6] Its flowers are orange-yellow and 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) long. Its pedicels are 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) long. [6] It flowers between April and October. [5]
The biological form of Polygala vulgaris is hemicryptophyte scapose, [2] as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves. Polygala vulgaris reaches on average 7–35 centimetres (2.8–13.8 in) in height. The stems have many branches and are woody at the base.
Polygaloides chamaebuxus, synonym Polygala chamaebuxus, [1] the shrubby milkwort, is an ornamental plant in the family Polygalaceae. [2] Its flowers are solitary or in pairs in the leaf axils. The inner two sepals, the wings, are upright and white to yellow, sometimes pinkish or purple. The keel petals are bright yellow, aging to brownish-red ...
Senega poaya is a herbaceous species of plant native to South America. [1] It is a perennial plant, becoming somewhat woody at the base. It grows to a clump of stems 8–50 cm tall. [2] The root is sometimes used for local medicinal use. It is also an active emetic. [3]
Polygala stellera DC. Senega longicaulis , the longstem milkwort , is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae ). [ 1 ] It is an annual dicot that is native to the Americas.